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storkin out

2009-03-29T07:14:00.000-07:00

I heart lightroom presets.

2009-03-10T20:09:00.000-07:00

Anybody recognize where these photographs were taken? If you don't I guess you don't walk around staring at the sky all day?

Oh hello there, have you met the one eyed monster?

.. no but seriously? ook ook perhaps I have too much time on my hands today...

SOO after DT this past week I have been inspired to create more and more presets and sometimes, it gets me pretty excited. I created this one using split toning and lots and lots of vibrance and saturation and I think the results prettttyyy cooool! Had to share.. this one here made me "Oooohhhhhh" and "AaaaaHH" just a tid :) the originals pretty boring. I have spiced up my photos life. haha lame. yes yes i know.

Just a few shots to share

2009-03-10T19:38:00.000-07:00

Greyscalin Winter

2009-03-10T09:43:00.000-07:00

Tuesday morning coffee gitters of glee

2009-03-10T09:06:00.000-07:00

Finally a day where sitting down isn't triggering guilt! I love when the week wraps right around again to Tuesday! I wake up on Tuesday mornings later than usual, look around, stretch, smile and yet out this cheering like laugh of pure happiness. Its the only day off for kelly in the week and IT is a magical moment to say the least.

But then after about three cups of coffee, a half hour of slowly stalking some of your friends on facebook, two hours of lightroom and about an hour downloading new music for the pod your like, "huh, what the frig am I going to do with this day?"... well quite frankly if it wasn't -37 I would be out shooting... Why oh why on my day off does it capture the weekly cold weather low!?

oh ps.... if you like to bob around on your computer chair/ couch, whatever you indulge upon while doing such things as blogging, download: You me and the Bourgeoisie by the Submarines.

You won't regret it!

2009-03-02T09:50:00.000-08:00

Movie Week Extravaganza

2009-02-25T14:56:00.000-08:00

Born into Brothels:

I really enjoyed this film. I thought that the

cinematography was gorgeous and the narrative to be extremely moving. The story of this woman doing so much for these children was heart warming and inspiring. I love seeing children getting passionate for something such as photography and art. It was unbelievable to see some of the photos that they took and I must say, as much as I wouldn't want to be in their shoes, they do have some amazing scenery and people to photograph. This movie really inspired me to maybe make a difference and inspire more children to get into art and photography and see the beauty that the world has to offer.

Pecker:

I really enjoyed this movie it was a lot of fun! I had no idea going into this movie what it was about, who was in it and such and was very pleased afterwards. I really enjoy the actors and actresses in it they fit the parts perfectly! I think It was great how Pecker ran around spontaneously snapping shots off, makes me jealous that I don't have the guts to do such a thing. His images were pretty awesome... I wonder who actually took those! One objection although... Ross warned our group of before hand that for being a film on photography they don't pay close attention to the technical aspects of photography. Such as the scene in Pecker's darkroom and the snapping of photos and shutter speeds not synced.

The movie made me want to step out of my comfort zone a bit and maybe try doing more street photography... but, I dont think I will!

Brother where art thou:

Well... bad news here, last week by friday I was oober sick and had no voice... So I didn't attend the movie. tisk tisk I know.

sitting at work on a friday night

2009-02-13T17:32:00.000-08:00

Here I am spending the begining of my week long (ooooooooooh week long break) answering the phones saying "thanks for calling visions we love electronics" and watching bored employess doing back flips across the store.... yeahhhh

From FEBRUARY

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DdMR5_RfKDw2DoFmJNODnA?authkey=Ea6tG7lvDWk&feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Y_A_4it0RfeWdFnqp0nvGg?authkey=Ea6tG7lvDWk&feat=directlink

From FEBRUARY

Can You Relate?

2009-02-12T20:46:00.000-08:00

Late afternoon, another day is nearly done
A darker grey is breaking through a lighter one
A thousand sharpened elbows in the underground
That hollow hurried sound, feet on polished floor
And in the dollar store, the clerk is closing up
And counting loonies trying not to say

I hate Winnipeg

The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late
The crowded riders' restlessness enunciates
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
The same route everyday
And in the turning lane
Someone’s stalled again
He’s talking to himself
And hears the price of gas repeat his phrase

I hate Winnipeg

And up above us all
Leaning into sky
Our golden business boy
Will watch the North End die
And sing, “I love this town”
Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim

I
Hate
Winnipeg

lookie look what we can do

2009-02-02T11:23:00.000-08:00

oooooooooooh. pretty. more to come

shiraz in fall

2009-02-02T09:08:00.000-08:00

look what I found! Its shiraz the happy go lucky awesome pooch whom enjoys snoozing on the couch with me while the rents are out!

locked up

2009-02-02T08:49:00.000-08:00

what you too should listen to this week

2009-02-01T21:05:00.001-08:00

I have a serious knack for sitting down on Sunday evenings and making unbelievable playlists for the week to come. By Saturday afternoon's my ipod is getting pretty lame and while driving I am back onto the radio. So this is a pretty exciting moment in my weekend. I have now spent the past three hours on itunes music store funneling through some old, some new, some different, some familiar genres. But any one who enjoys to hear a new track take a listen to some of these tunes. This is my soundtrack, "GOLDEN HORSE" (yea I name all my playlists with unique crazy names so i remember what is on which) for the week of Feb 2. It may have been the weird weather that made me come up with this one but work with it. You folks will seriously not regret taking a listen, or perhaps you have already heard!

1. The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

2. Way Out- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3. Skinny Love- Bon Iver

4. Love and Happiness- Al Green

5. The Bucket- Kings of Leon

6. 66th Street- Atmosphere

7. Middle of Nowhere- Hot Hot Heat

8. Brown Trout Blues- Johnny Flynn

9. We Will Become Silhouttes- The Shins

10. Untitled- Interpol

11. Jesus Etc.- Wilco

12. Devil's Haircut- Beck

13. Starlight- Muse

14. Redemption Song- Bob Marley

15. Zealots- The Fugees

16. Breathe me- Sia

17. Gold Lion- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

18. Cold Bread- Johnny Flynn

19. Folsom Prison Blues- Johny Cash

20. Campus- The Vampire Weekend

21. Over and Over Again- Clap You Hands Say Yeah

22. The Box- Johnny Flynn

once upon a beautiful day

2009-01-20T20:37:00.001-08:00

It twas such a beautiful day in the neighborhood today... And I am quite sure it was in yours too.

This beautiful, sunny, big blue-skyed day started early this morning with making a new ipod playlist and a pancake breakfast with one of my best friends Alycia. Pretty good day so far... I did some errands (wasn't too bad either), theeeennn the time to get some shooting done was in check... I was so pleased with the overall weather I had to get out there!!! Here are a couple shots from the day! more to come soon

Favourite Photo of the Break:

2009-01-04T21:08:00.000-08:00

inked

2009-01-04T21:02:00.000-08:00

EDGE

2008-12-23T11:32:00.000-08:00

I have a lot more where these came from. I go with a buncha friends on sunday nights to the edge and have some fun. Heres a couple from this past weekend

2008-12-23T11:26:00.000-08:00

Three beautiful girls aren't that hard to photograph, but I love this picture had to post it. Meet two of my very good friends, Kayla (left) whom has recently left for Ottawa and I miss her dear, and in the middle, my very close friend Carly, and Cassie; an ex- coworker of Kayla's.

late for class..

2008-12-11T07:21:00.000-08:00

Since red lights and pembina hwy became my curse this morning, I had some extra time to play in lightroom.. I guess it wasn't all too horrible..

couple new guys

2008-12-09T17:53:00.000-08:00

Prairietown

2008-12-05T12:26:00.000-08:00

It twas the friday before saturday and all through prairieview were tall buildings growing and big monsters stomping. So here is group c's painting with light, its set up in the wrong order, so read from bottom to top. It's titled GROUP C TAKES OVER PRAIRIE TOWN

2008-12-04T14:29:00.000-08:00

From IS- ONE LIGHT 10 LOOKS

The beautiful Lindsay blowing away in the wind

2008-12-04T13:57:00.000-08:00

One of my latest and most favourite prints! And its a tv not a microwave.. also, that is a little old ladies shopping cart in which I believe has everything she owns in it. You may have seen here around the exchange... The scan up onto the computer took away from this picture and it lost some quality. I seriously used burning, dodging, split filtration, toning, black borders. Hows that for combining techniques

where the animals roam...

2008-12-03T19:15:00.000-08:00

It was a beautiful fall day (not to add shoot week day) that myself, Lindsay and Alicia ventured to the Zoo. It started off with runny noses, realizing zoom lenses were beyonnnnnnnd necessary, Alicia can talk to tigers and kelly has a huge fear of flying birds. And of course, what happens in the tropical house, one almost flies into her. GREEAT... never going back there. But it ended with all of having some gorgeous shots of the tiger whom cooperated. The female tiger just happened to be in heat was very unphotogenic and was just in the mood to talk.

The face-less food for thought self portraits

2008-12-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

Alright... Lets get to the point, you look at my photos and have the thought, what on earth is this chick thinking? Sure I love sweets and oranges and such but thats not what I am getting at. Firstly, I did my best attempt to have everything very open, spilling out of its container and such. This was entirely on purpose because I wanted to symbolize myself being a very open person... I don't hide a lot, I don't see the need. If you want to know something just ask. The sweet and sour worms, well, I am a pretty sweet person, but get me on a bad day or early in the morning when I am hungry (just ask one of my friends) I am not a nice person.. aka, sour! The oranges were just another enforcement on the idea of me being a open person with a juicy fun inside. I am not dark and sad (although my doll series may contradict it). The coffee beans, well I am a pretty deep complex individual. And just like coffee, I can be taken and enjoyed by many different people in many different ways. Take that how you like it, the rest is for thought!...

First Series: the doll

2008-12-03T18:28:00.000-08:00

This is my doll series. I started working with this theme of destruction of youth and it slowly became this weird insight to my odd odd mind. While working on this I didn't want to make it so utterly creepy that no one would want to sit beside me in class so I worked with lighting to try make the photos a bit more inviting to the viewer. This $3.99 purchase from value village also came with a friend so just wait for more!

from the darkside and beyond..

2008-12-03T17:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a collection of some of my favourites from over the past couple months... There are photos that I have created in the darkroom, some digital and some film scans too. Some have been personal photos and some have been for assignments. anyways just something to get your senses going.... p.s, pay special attention to my sandwiched neg pics, Its something I have been having a lot of fun working on. (ps it just took me about 5 times to try spell sandwich, thats why I am in photography school not majoring in english literture!!!!)

Commercial Photography

2008-09-30T12:43:00.000-07:00

1. The technique that I want to master within this lifetime is commercial photography. For example, food photography, advertising, fashion and glamour photography and many others. It is usually defined as photographs for the exchange of money. In particular, I would like to master advertising. It is an area I have wanted to go into for years. In advertising the photographer would be taking pictures of many different subjects such as buildings, people, models etc. Photographs for advertising like we all know is used to sell a service or a product. Photographers specializing in this area would be working for or have contracts with magazines, newspapers or advertising agencies.

2. http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/proft30.shtml

http://www.careeroverview.com/photography-careers.html

http://www.fashion-schools.org/fashion-photographer.htm

3. This photo I find is really effective because of the back lighting and filling the frame with the subjects. Not to mention the bright colours and good looking men really catches your eye.

http://hommestar.com/files/images/Dolce%20&%20Gabbana%20%20Spring-Summer%202008%20Ad%20Campaign.jpg

It is the sky that does it for me in this photo. The way the clouds are layered and coloured this silver- blue is incredible it creates a beautiful back drop. Many shots may have been taken on this occasion but the models expression I believe was classic for the statue she just happens to be leaning upon

http://www.bwgreyscale.com/adimg14/adv_7603.jpg

I love the soft, laid back look to this photo. There is a lot going on in this photo, your eye just doesn't sit in one place. I like how the photo is framed so it is almost like there is one and a half subjects. Because the one girls head is cropped out of the frame it leaves something for the imagination.

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl0/1/11538/03_2008/gucci3lh0.preview.jpg

Check it ouuuut

2008-09-25T09:43:00.000-07:00

My favourite photo site is www.jpgmag.com. It is a great little social site that works hand in hand with the magazine "JPG". It thrives for and on photographers. The site can be used recreationally to post and browse photos, or to get the chance to publish your own photographs. JPG magazine is published six times a year and is filled with stories and photos from common folks posting on the website. There is a ton of stuff to read and view. check it out

IS2: KELLY

2008-09-22T14:23:00.000-07:00

Shooting lines? Well I am not going to say it was tough because lines are every where we look, unless your the type that stares into the sky on very regular basis. But anyways, to be creative shooting lines was the tough part. I narrowed down my photos quite a bit becuase frankly, the majority were a bore to look at. Some problems I did encounter were avoiding useless noise in the background and shooting from interesting angles. But all in all, it didn't cause much grief.

DT 1 SLIDESHOW

2008-09-18T08:36:00.000-07:00

Time Machine

2008-09-11T19:48:00.000-07:00

When I pick up a magazine the first thing I religiously do is flip through the pages and look at the pictures. Seriously, who doesn't? Photography is a fine art that tells a story and holds a secrete. I personally on many occasions find myself lost within a photograph wonderin
g what life was like at that very moment... One simple photograph can show emotion, tell a tale of an era and hold a memory forever. This is what first attracted me to photography; simply getting lost in it.
I think we are all in the same boat when I say I am excited for the year to come. It's great to be in the same working atmospheres of others whom share my same interest. Honestly if I have to pin point all the things I want to learn this year, you folks would be here all day. I have a real fetish for glamourous retro- style pictures. I think it would be pretty nifty to learn the skill to create an image like the ones I see in my mind.

One person, whom if I got the chance to go back in time and meet would be my Grandmother. She passed on while my father was quite young, all I know about her, is what I've seen in pictures. I have these boxes filled with photographs of her, her sister, friends and family. Some of the photos date back to the 1930's and go to the late 1960's. They were all taken by past relatives. I have been told of 'what a fabulous woman she was', and if I got my ticket back in time she would be my first stop.
I have included a few original pictures from when she was young, this picture dates back to 1944.

2008-09-11T09:08:00.000-07:00

SO, once upon a time there was this lil' lady named Kelly whom, you know, kind of had a fetish for art and all the beautiful things this big globe has to offer. She tried to capture it through sculpting, painting, and drawing but it just did not get her too far. So after spending a year out of school stumbling along all the options of how I could express my passion for art, I found it. Which leaves me, the lil' lady Kelly, cursed with a case of writters block.

Everyone seems to have a good idea of what type of photography they are into, but, man how do you know till you test every chocolate in the box. For moi, I am still biting into each piece of chocolate; if I don't like what I am tasting, I throw it back in the box for someone else. Hope you all are getting my metaphorical speaking...! Although, I for sure can say I enjoy taking pictures of human subject, my dog (of course, she's too cute), nature and many more things I don't think you want the list! I definitely prefer shooting with a digital, I am a bit of a techno geek with electronics, plus I am impatient I want results asap. I think you have had to read enough of my jibber for now though. ciao.
oh. p.s.. Photo Cred goes to Duncan McNairnay